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i copy the file ferret_ext.so to the folder
"C:\ruby\lib\ruby\gems\1.8\gems\ferret-0.11.5-x86-mswin32\lib"
which ferret.rb is also in, and the WEBrick server start correctly...
so weirdï¼Œ
it seems this line
"$: << File.expand_path(File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), "../ext"))"
in ferret.rb is useless.
Hanguo Luo wrote:
> Platform ï¼šwindows xp> ferret : gem install ferret -v=0.11.5 --platform mswin32> acts_as_ferret ï¼š gem install acts_as_ferret (version 0.4.3)> ruby version 1.8.6> rails version 2.1>> all installations went with no error>> add "require 'acts_as_ferret'" in environment.rb>> problem when booting WEBrick:> c:/ruby/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:27:in> `gem_original_require': no such file to load -- ferret_ext> (MissingSourceFile)>> i found ferret_ext.so under the dir> "C:\ruby\lib\ruby\gems\1.8\gems\ferret-0.11.5-x86-mswin32\ext">> can't find any useful solution by google>> anyone can tell me y? Thanks!>> BTW: i have no c compiler on XP, do i need one when installing ferret?